FILA Grappling European Championships Results, Poland & Italy Dominate
Apr 03, 2013BJJEE
This year’s FILA Senior European Grappling Championships was held in Hungary. No Gi was on saturday and Gi on Sunday. Two teams stood out Poland and Italy came in 1rst and second in...
Tournament Review: 2013 ADCC Bulgaria
Apr 01, 2013BJJEE
Written by: Ivan Miroslavov Dimitrov for BJJ Eastern Europe The ADCC Submission Fighting World Federation is as we all know, the top of the top of all no-gi tournaments. The rules make it a far more...
UFC 2 Vet Remco Pardoel On Pioneering BJJ In Europe, Fighting In The First Mundials In The Black Belt Division & His Flourishing DJ Career
Mar 20, 2013BJJEE
In this exclusive interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, UFC 2 vet Remco Pardoel talks about how he discovered BJJ in 1993, fighting at the first mundials in 1996 as black belt (although he was a bjj...
Renzo Gracie On Dealing with The IOC To Bring BJJ To The Olympics: “You have to pass all control to them…The next thing you see, they own the sport..”
Mar 02, 2013BJJEE
Source: MMAFIGHTING Despite the grand commercial success jiu-jitsu has enjoyed in North America and worldwide over the last 30 years, the sport will likely never achieve the recognition and...
The Top 6 Most Prestigious Tournaments in BJJ
Feb 18, 2013BJJEE
Source: Gameness 6. Abu Dhabi World Pro After the great success that the classic no-gi Abu Dhabi had, it only made sense for the organization to create a yearly professional tournament for gi...
2 Day Seminar With Leo Vieira on March 2-3 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Feb 14, 2013BJJEE
The legendary submission grappling and jiu-jitsu champion, Leo Vieira, will visit Sofia for a no-gi seminar with ADCC rules on March 2nd and 3rd. The seminar will begin on Saturday night (March 2nd)...
BJJ In South Africa: Interview with Wesley George of Renzo Gracie Cape Town
Feb 05, 2013BJJEE
BJJEE sat down with Wesley George of Renzo Gracie South Africa. Wesley together with his brother Kurdt George founded one of the leading BJJ schools in South Africa. In this interview, he talks...
Watch Out World: Tim Spriggs, Double Gold @ Europeans: “I Will Be A Black Belt World Champion”
Feb 01, 2013BJJEE
Tim Spriggs (Team Lloyd Irvin) took double gold (weight and absolute) at Purple belt at Europeans. Competing under the flag of Team Lloyd Irvin, Spriggs came from Baltimore, Maryland, where he...
Marcus Buchecha Almeida On His Return To Competition, Fighting Rodolfo Vieira etc
Jan 27, 2013BJJEE
2012 was a breakout year for Marcus Buchecha. He won the double gold at the Pans and the Worlds making a big impression. He finished his year off, by dominating Roger Gracie at Metamoris Pro in a...
BJJ Interview With Ottavia Bourdain (Wife of Famous TV Chef Anthony Bourdain)
Jan 23, 2013BJJEE
Source: our friends at GiFreak.com , check them out they’re great BJJ blue belt Ottavia Bourdain has been making a name for herself in the East Coast grappling circuit. Her husband is Anthony...
3X European Champion Luke Costello:”I’m Going For The Grand Slam In 2013, Double Golds In All Major Tournaments!”
Jan 15, 2013BJJEE
1) Luke, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hi I’m Luke Costello, 23, BJJ Brown Belt, England. I train under Braulio Estima and my main titles are 3x...
Polish No Gi Championship, 23-24 February 2013
Jan 11, 2013BJJEE
III Polish Championship No Gi CBJJ Rules 2013 DATE: 23-24 February 2013 ADDRESS: Sports and Entertainment Hall LOSiR, ul. Hugona Kołłątaja 2, 62-030 Luboń/Poznań, Poland REGISTRATION: START:...
1/2 Swiss 1/2 Turkish, Ilke Bulut On Training With The Mendes Bros, BJJ in Switzerland, The BJJ Kumite & His Turkish Roots
Jan 02, 2013BJJEE
1. Ilke, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hello everyone, my name is Ilke Kubilay Bulut, I’m 23 years old, brown belt under Anderson Pereira (Zé...
BJJ World Champ Justin Rader: “I didn’t think I had what it took to become a D1 All-American, So I just Focused on BJJ.”
Dec 28, 2012BJJEE
Justin Rader is 2010 No Gi BJJ World Champion from the Gracie Humaitá camp (Oklahoma, US branch) with wins at the world championships (purple belt), and Grapplers Quest Pro Division. Rader was also...
Thomas “Mastwo” Oyarzun on Lloyd Irvin’s Kumite & BJJ’s Growth in Switzerland
Dec 26, 2012BJJEE
Thomas “Mastwo” oyarzun is a 1/2 Chilean 1/2 Scottish BJJ player that grew up in Switzerland. He is one of the top brown belts on the planet with medals at all the most prestigious...
BJJ Phenom Sean Roberts on the Brown Belt Kumite, Triangle Chokes & North Cal vs So Cal BJJ Scene
Dec 23, 2012BJJEE
Sean Roberts is one of the best Brown belts in the world and is known as a triangle machine. In this interview with BJJ EASTERN EUROPE, he talks about how he got into BJJ, his triangle choke and...
4 IBJJF Events in Europe in 2013, Including one in Rome, Italy
Dec 06, 2012BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu is expanding more and more in Europe andThe IBJJF id doing a good job on expanding the annual competition calendar. In 2013, Europe will host four different IBJJF competitions. Be sure to...
The Heart of a World No GI Champion, DJ Jackson: Driving School Kids To BJJ Class
Dec 03, 2012BJJEE
The GRACIEMAG team spent most of last week in Camp Springs, Maryland, with Professor Lloyd Irvin and his team. Recent World No-Gi black belt middleweight champion DJ Jackson’s daily routine is...
BJJ Champion Ryan Hall To Compete In MMA This Weekend
Nov 27, 2012BJJEE
Ryan Hall is A BJJ Black Belt under 2-time world champion Felipe Costa and representative of the Marcelo Garcia Team, the 27-year-old Virginia native is an IBJJF Mundial (world), No-Gi Mundial and...
Fila Grappling Worlds 2012, Full Review, Results & Pictures
Nov 19, 2012BJJEE
The FILA World Championship of grappling, pankration and amateur mixed martial arts were held in Skala (Cracow) from 15 to 18 November 2012. the Polish Federation is to thank and in particular Mr....
From Middle Heavy to Ultra Heavy, Rafael Lovato Jr: “I’ve Competed At Four Different Weight Classes”
Nov 12, 2012BJJEE
Source: Fightworks Podcast Rafael, you have medaled again at the highest level in another IBJJF event. The event was nearly perfect for you and even included a submission of CheckMat’s very...
No Gi World Champion Justin Rader: “I’m A Full Time Student & Also Work 40 Hours A Week.”
Nov 10, 2012BJJEE
Source: Fightworkspodcast You have been successful in the IBJJF World No-Gi Championships for several years now. In 2009 you won gold medal as a brown belt, in 2010 you won the gold medal as a black...
Cornelius vs Sousa, No Time Limit Superfight, Lloyd Irvin To Pay 5,000$
Nov 10, 2012BJJEE
Seems like the Graciemag interview of Jackson Sousa, Brazilian No-Gi Nationals champion, where Sousa said that he wanted to face Cornelius, caused quite a stir. Master Lloyd Irvin reacted by saying...
Augusto Tanquinho: “A Lot Of people Who Criticize Referees, Are Not Knowledgeable About Rules & Positions.”
Nov 09, 2012BJJEE
Source: The FighterWorks Podcast Tanquinho, this is your first gold medal as a black belt at the IBJJF No-Gi World Championship. How does it feel? How does this compare to other accomplishments in...
